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a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database
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Recent Examples of database
By the end of that year, 1 million people had signed on to the secure and confidential database.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
CalMatters instead used the Digital Democracy database’s ‘Find your legislators’ tool to triangulate which pork projects are in which lawmakers’ districts from earmarks inserted into SB 105.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
The new map—an online database dubbed Itiner-e—was compiled from several sources, including earlier databases, satellite photographs and archaeological reports.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
There have been 132 NTSB investigations in Louisville since 1964, according to an NTSB database.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
CalMatters instead used the Digital Democracy database’s ‘Find your legislators’ tool to triangulate which pork projects are in which lawmakers’ districts from earmarks inserted into SB 105.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
The new map—an online database dubbed Itiner-e—was compiled from several sources, including earlier databases, satellite photographs and archaeological reports.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
There have been 132 NTSB investigations in Louisville since 1964, according to an NTSB database.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for database
Noun
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Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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This story has been updated with additional information.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Keep a distance from water, wet articles, and metal objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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